The Petersen Auto Museum

The Petersen Auto Museum is located at 6060 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles, California. It contains exhibits dedicated to the history of the automobile and includes a full scale reproduction of scenes and buildings that marked important milestones in the development of the motor car and Los Angeles. Five galleries house changing exhibitions of various types of vehicles, while other galleries display automobile art, photographs, toys and memorabilia. Open Tuesday through Sunday 10-6 (also Fridays 6-9 pm). The museum is closed on Mondays. The local telephone number is (213) 930-CARS. We at AutoSpeak highly recommend a visit to the Petersen Automotive Museum if you have an interest in autos. Click on the photo to see the larger version or to download an image to your computer.

This is the now famous 1963 Chrysler Turbine car. Only 50 of the machines were built. After the experiment was ended, all were scraped but five to avoid import duties because the bodies had been built in Italy.

This is the 1941 Cadillac owned and driven by the then First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt. To hear the sounds of the past visit our AutoSpeak Library of Sounds.

The Ford Woody station wagon is the one everyone knows, but this rare 1939 Pontiac Woody wagon is a great example of this combination of steel and wood done by General Motors.

This red 1959 Cadillac convertible is one of the true icons of the 1950's. This may be one of the best examples of the car left in the world.

The definitive sports car to many is this 1948 MG TC Roadster.

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